tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post3137678076900416297..comments2015-03-31T06:33:27.011-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: Piling upJill Homernoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-14936079890947517582009-02-18T20:28:00.000-08:002009-02-18T20:28:00.000-08:00Jill - I just finally got your book into my hands ...Jill - I just finally got your book into my hands from Aisha and I am hoping to read it while you complete this year's race. In case I don't get a chance to do so later - best wishes for a kick-ass experience this year. I look forward to hearing allllllllll about it.Jennoithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200703483030319387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-87528339034257673362009-02-18T19:46:00.000-08:002009-02-18T19:46:00.000-08:00I think KB pretty well described how to get the SP...I think KB pretty well described how to get the SPOT Tracking function to work. It certainly drove me crazy about a year ago. Nevertheless, I found that once I have the unit on I hold the OK button until the OK light shuts off (about 5 seconds). At that point the ON and OK green LEDs should blink in unison except when an actual Tracking message is being transmitted to the satellite. If you use any other button (Help, OK, or 911), then the Tracking is shut off (despite the blinking LEDs). I also found that the best way to restore the Tracking function is to shut the unit completely off (after you are sure that the OK or Help message transmitted) and start over again. With that said I should add that my unit is an early production unit and I don't know if anything has changed in the more recent units. <BR/><BR/>On another note, I sent you an interesting link to the BackPacking Lite web site to an article on vapor barrier layers. It is too late to mess with any gear changes now, but it might be of interest for future reference.<BR/><BR/>In any case, good luck, be safe, and have fun.BikerBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11085684938294494722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-27956604050967990852009-02-17T13:31:00.000-08:002009-02-17T13:31:00.000-08:00Don't forget Chap-stick.Don't forget Chap-stick.juanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01283672346601878803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-81401200989090905962009-02-17T13:18:00.000-08:002009-02-17T13:18:00.000-08:00You will do great out there. It will be fun to wa...You will do great out there. It will be fun to watch your progress.Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10305522904478032648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-22635328062911741502009-02-17T12:29:00.000-08:002009-02-17T12:29:00.000-08:00I LOVE SPOT! It's the most amazing contraption ev...I LOVE SPOT! It's the most amazing contraption ever, and gives a great deal of peace-of-mind to your loved ones who are not joining you out on the trail. (I talked my then-fiance, now-wife into letting me buy one before I headed out on the Chilkoot Trail.)Moose-Tippinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11866078731992336590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-5711963005816901812009-02-17T09:16:00.000-08:002009-02-17T09:16:00.000-08:00if youre not bringing a little stove i think youre...if youre not bringing a little stove i think youre nutz. climbers will leave tent sleeping bag but never stove its the only way to water sometimes.asa sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00294377691221249223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-16867842184703761732009-02-17T08:40:00.000-08:002009-02-17T08:40:00.000-08:00It looks like SPOT Trip Manager will do what you w...It looks like <A HREF="http://jasonjonas.org/spot/index.jsp" REL="nofollow">SPOT Trip Manager</A> will do what you want. It uses FireEagle that you've embeded and appears to store the path. It says you can embed it into a blog. I don't have a SPOT but I can help you with any of the web stuff if you want.UltraRobhttp://www.ultrarob.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-8755673346850320202009-02-17T07:10:00.000-08:002009-02-17T07:10:00.000-08:00"frozen wave of grace"Nice."frozen wave of grace"<BR/><BR/>Nice.Craig, The Flanders Fat Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07440903092957497625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-72963941651692575192009-02-17T06:22:00.000-08:002009-02-17T06:22:00.000-08:00To start tracking, turn on the unit with the on/of...To start tracking, turn on the unit with the on/off button. Then, hold down the 'I'm OK' button for about 5 seconds. Then the two middle green lights should flash in unison every few seconds. That tells you that tracking is on and working. It'll keep tracking you for 24 hours, and then you have to repeat the tracking startup (holding the 'I'm OK' button).<BR/><BR/>I'm new to Spot also but I've discovered that sending an 'I'm OK' message stops the tracking. I'm told there's info about this on Spot's website. You might need to restart the tracking or something after sending an 'I'm OK' message.<BR/><BR/>The time to send an 'I'm OK' message is if you stop for any extended period. The people following you will see a stationary dot and start worrying.<BR/><BR/>Good luck!KBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16885661679762446456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-69117455931632456852009-02-17T05:00:00.000-08:002009-02-17T05:00:00.000-08:00sweet!sweet!bluecolnagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134285478201494323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-34801940441866061742009-02-17T03:21:00.000-08:002009-02-17T03:21:00.000-08:00Sorry I forgot to say: it is free AND you can embe...Sorry I forgot to say: it is free AND you can embed it into your blog, so I think this is THE option you were looking for.Haritzhttp://egurra.donostri.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-89551726735819655402009-02-17T03:12:00.000-08:002009-02-17T03:12:00.000-08:00Hi! Here is a reader from Spain.There is a nice sp...Hi! Here is a reader from Spain.<BR/><BR/>There is a nice spanish web page that you could use to spot your position if you have a phone with gps.<BR/>It is incredibly easy to use, we do it in ironman triathlon tracking of our team coleagues. Our site: http://www.donostri.net. <BR/>This is the page to track a position. http://www.ipoki.com/ nearly won the best web 2.0 price by Google (and I don't have anything to do with them).<BR/><BR/>I wish you all the best!!Haritzhttp://egurra.donnostri.netnoreply@blogger.com